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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Birthday: April 03, 1868
Deathday: February 04, 1941
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Gender: Female
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Overview: The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. Michael Grant, devil-may-care book jacket illustrator, penetrates Theodora's incognito and sets out to 'free her' from Lynnfield against her will. But Michael has a secret too, and gets a taste of his own medicine.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-11-12
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Overview: Rose, a stranded showgirl, participates in a local amateur show and wins the prize. After the performance, she meets a wealthy young man who buys her supper, gets her accommodation on a farm adjoining his father's estate, and turns farmhand to win her love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-03-16
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Overview: Newly arrived in the nineteenth century court of Emperor Francis 1st of Austria Countess Valerie happens to overhear a young pianist and advises him to play with more feeling, for he is playing a piece by Franz Schubert, her favorite composer. Unknown to Valerie, the man is Schubert, and he playfully keeps his identity a secret. Valerie visits Franz the next day, and he teaches her to play the violin part of a new song he has written, and she hopes for romance though he still longs for his lost love Caroline. But as a week passes, he forgets Caroline and returns Valerie's affections. When Franz is evicted, there is much tumult, but he is finally called to court where his music is celebrated, and Valerie and he are reunited.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-03
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Overview: A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-02-13
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Overview: John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand, is falling apart due to his constant working. Wife and mother Jenny is lonely. Son Avery hates his job. Daughter Jennifer is snubbed by classmate Muriel and her friends. At a charity bazaar, Jennifer meets Berry and sparks are evident. However, he is engaged to Muriel and Muriel will make sure that she, and only she, marries Berry. After the marriage, Berry still thinks of Jennifer as Jennifer thinks of Berry. Avery laments about the state of his family since they were happy in Kansas City.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-06-13
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Overview: An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-18
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Overview: Two partners in a clothing store decide they want to become radio performers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-02-05
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Overview: A nosy reporter (Nugent) befriends the dumb Coughlin and pushes the Governor to commute his sentence. Now, Coughlin can ride his family's pride and joy in the Kentucky Derby. BUT, the mean old Warden cancels all paroles--and the idiot decides to escape (even though he's only got 10 more months to serve). So, the reporter has a hunch and goes to see if he can find Coughlin--and the Warden deputizes him!! At this point you might wonder if the boy will make good and win the big race
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-01
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Overview: When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.
Genres: Drama Western Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-15
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Overview: The story centers around Nanette, an American girl living in a small Canadian village, who is in love with John Patricia, the eldest of five brothers. The war interrupts their romantic idyll, as everyone goes overseas to Belgium and France. Nanette becomes a Red Cross nurse and is terrorized by the evil Prussian Lt. von Eberhard.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-12-21
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Overview: Hank Davis kills Jack Lewis to get his gold mine. Bruce Conway brings him in but then realizes Davis is the only one that knows where the mine is. Bruce and his pal Whitey rescue Davis from the lynch mob only to have Davis' gang catch them and leave them in the desert to die.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-24
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Overview: A reporter is frustrated with women after a string of failed relationships. But then he finds himself taking up the cause of a young women he believes is falsely accused of killing her husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-10
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Overview: Anna Sewell's "autobiography" of a horse named Black Beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-01-01
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Overview: Walter goes to his girlfriend's parents to ask their permission to marry her; but the family puts on an act and pretends to be totally loony.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-16
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Overview: Pat's ability as a logging/mining camp fighter sets him up to box prizefighter Corrigan. Unknown to his supporters, he's actually in collusion with Corrigan to throw the fight - until he runs into reporter Maude.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1936-11-29
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Overview: Part of a gold shipment has been stolen and the Sergeant suspects Louis LeBey. When Louis is attracted to newly arrived Nedra Ruskin, Woolie-Woolie becomes jealous and tells the Sergeant where Louis hid the gold. First Louis rescues the Sergeant whose dog team crashes chasing him and then he saves Nedra from an avalanche. When he returns the injured Nedra to the settlement, the Sergeant takes him prisoner.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-09-27
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Overview: A short drama, made from a story written by Nell Shipman.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-09-11
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Overview: Jack's father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery. The father appoints Ossie, Jack's cousin, as guardian, not realizing that Ossie is just as bad. They set off on a transcontinental trip with mischief on their minds.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-01
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Overview: A silent comedy set in an actor's boardinghouse. Some plot points are seemingly inspired by the Barrymore dynasty.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-01-30
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Overview: A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her child will have a father.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-17
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Overview: The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-15
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Overview: Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-31
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Overview: After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-19
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Overview: Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
Genres: Drama Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-21
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Overview: A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers quintuplets.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-03-12
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Overview: With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-20
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Overview: Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-01
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Overview: Passion carried an innocent boy and a worldly woman beyond the barriers of conscience.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-10-06
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Overview: Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile of cash before she marries him. But, the Depression is everywhere: Charley's behind on his rent and nearly everyone he meets is down on their luck. After reading a "how to" book on the power of a forceful will, Charley applies the lessons with mixed results, but he does land a job that includes delivering a shake-down letter to his girlfriend's father. Is the naïve Charley going to end up in jail?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-14
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Overview: An operative from the Wells Fargo company goes undercover to trap a crooked sheriff and his equally nefarious hirelings in this standard B-Western from A.W. Hackel's low-budget Supreme Pictures Corp.
Genres: Western
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1936-09-23
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Overview: An old prospector discovers a bonanza mine of gold on the Diamond Dude Ranch. He tells two men about it and they kill him, and then make plans to acquire the ranch. They run into trouble when the owners put up a fight.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-28
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Overview: A society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His family is distraught, but soon her behavior has forever altered their snobbish ways.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-23
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Overview: A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she has him drafted into WW I.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-07-12
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Overview: Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-11-01
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Overview: The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-01-03
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Overview: A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-10-24
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Overview: When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in danger of being blamed himself. In his trouble, the spirit of Andrew Jackson, whom he idolizes, visits him, and in turn, summons much high-powered talent from American history...which only Andrew can see.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-05
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Overview: Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-14
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Overview: Aurora Meredith is the daughter of the village blacksmith. Because she has a promising voice, her family does everything they can to develop her talent. A wealthy New York woman hears her sing and sends her to Europe to study. But the woman dies, and Aurora borrows money for her last year from a hot-blooded Italian man. Instead of being paid back financially, the Italian wants her love, and she rejects him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-09-06
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Overview: Victoria marries David, the man of her dreams. After a number of years and two children, the marriage turns out not to be what she had expected. Then she discovers her faith, and everything turns out for the best. In several scenes Victoria has visions of love and marriage throughout history: she appears in the Stone Age, with a tribe of Amazonians, in the Middle Ages and in the Roman era.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-03-27
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Overview: A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-08-20
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Overview: Granny takes her kids for a boat ride.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-02-14
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Overview: When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later, she searches for the child she gave up.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-09-08
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Overview: Heroic Officer 444 battles The Frog and his criminal gang for possession of Haverlyte, a powerful formula that, if it fell into the wrong hands, would give its owner enough power to control the world. And, taking no chances, The Frog sends his chief henchwoman, a seductive vamp named The Vulture, to tempt Officer 444 to stray from his sworn duty to save the world from The Frog's nefarious plans.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-05-14
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Overview: A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-04-25
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Overview: Jack Norman is an office clerk who falls in love with co-worker Kate Blair, a stenographer. He gets fired from his job but before this can really sink in, he suddenly inherits 80 million dollars from a financier who once loved his mother. The financier, Glyde, was murdered, so Norman also inherits a load of troubles involving the blackmailers who want to killed him. In his attempt to outwit them, Norman poses as a valet, and has a friend impersonate him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-11-14
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Overview: The story of twin sisters, one raised in Russia, the other in America, and how their lives diverge and re-entangle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-08-30
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Overview: Crickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic chain-store firm to purchase his establishment. The chain manager retaliates by cutting off Crickles' supply of produce, whereupon his friends and neighbors save his business by supplying him with goods from their own farms.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-06
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Overview: A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-06
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Overview: The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-18
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Overview: Story about four generations in a family of musicians.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-01-22
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Overview: A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-26
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Overview: A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers she has a fortune in stock certificates.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-05-30
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Overview: "I hope people see me as an artist, not a blind artist." Tou suffered a severe eye injury in an accident at a young age. The journey into complete blindness was a torment to him. Yet, he doesn't want his struggle and vulnerability to be seen. It is not until he meets Iris that light seems to come into his sight again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-11-20
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